Abbreviations and symbols for the commonly occurring amino acids (Biochemistry 3rd Edition, Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews).
Unique first letter
Cysteine Cys C
Histidine His H
Isoleucine Ile I
Methionine Met M
Serine Ser S
Valine Val V
Most commonly occurring amino acids have priority
Alanine Ala A
Glycine Gly G
Leucine Leu L
Proline Pro P
Threonine Thr T
Similar sounding names (and helpful memorizing aids)
Arginine Arg R (aRginine)
Asparagine Asn N (contains N)
Aspartate Asp D (asparDic)
Glutamate Glu E (glutEmate)
Glutamine Gln Q (Q-tamine)
Phenylalanine Phe F (Fenylalanine)
Tyrosine Tyr Y (tYrosine)
Tryptophan Trp W (tWyptophan – as Elmer Fudd would say)
Letter close to initial letter
Lysine Lys K
Aspartate or asparagine Asx B (near A)
Glutamate or glutamine Glx Z
- Adding a few more
1. The vital amino acids-
Pvt. MT Hill never tires- Proline, Valine, Threonine, Methionine, Tryptophan, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine and Lysine.
Some versions have it as Pvt. Tim Hall always argues, never tires.- Same as above, with the following: A is always argnine, and T is threonine and tryptophan, never tyrosine.
Abbreviations and symbols for the commonly occurring amino acids (Biochemistry 3rd Edition, Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews).
Unique first letter
Most commonly occurring amino acids have priority
Similar sounding names (and helpful memorizing aids)
Letter close to initial letter
- Adding a few more
1. The vital amino acids-
Pvt. MT Hill never tires- Proline, Valine, Threonine, Methionine, Tryptophan, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine and Lysine.
Some versions have it as Pvt. Tim Hall always argues, never tires.- Same as above, with the following: A is always argnine, and T is threonine and tryptophan, never tyrosine.